Screen Colours vs Paint Colours Worksheet
Artist's tip (Light adds, paint darkens): On a screen (light): red + green = yellow, green + blue = cyan, red + blue = magenta, all three = white. With paint: red + yellow = orange, blue + yellow = green, red + blue = purple, all three = brown. Light gets lighter as you mix; paint gets darker. Screen primaries: red, green, blue; paint primaries: red, yellow, blue.
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- 1.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) red and blue (b) green and red (c) blue and green (d) blue and red
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make brown (b) needs light to be seen (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) glows with its own light
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all three make white (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) glows with its own light
- 4.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) uses red, green, blue (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 5.True or false: “needs light to be seen” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes white. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of light on a screen. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it darker (b) all three make brown (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
- 9.On a screen, which lights mix to make cyan? (a) blue and green (b) red and blue (c) green and red (d) red and green
- 10.On a screen, which lights mix to make yellow? (a) all three lights (b) red and blue (c) red and green (d) blue and green
- 11.💡 On a screen, mixing blue and red light makes which colour? (a) magenta (b) cyan (c) white (d) yellow
- 12.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “needs light to be seen”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
- 13.Which of these is true of paint on paper? (a) glows with its own light (b) all three make white (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) needs light to be seen
- 14.💡 On a screen, what are the three primary colours of light? (a) orange, green, purple (b) black, white, grey (c) red, green, blue (d) red, yellow, blue
- 15.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red and green (b) red, green and blue (c) green and blue (d) blue and red
- 16.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: on a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes yellow. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) uses red, yellow, blue (c) mixing makes it lighter (d) mixing makes it darker
- 19.💡 On a screen, mixing red and green light makes which colour? (a) cyan (b) magenta (c) white (d) yellow
- 20.True or false: on a screen, mixing green and blue light makes cyan. (a) True (b) False
- 21.💡 On a screen, mixing red, green and blue light makes which colour? (a) yellow (b) white (c) magenta (d) cyan
- 22.True or false: “mixing makes it lighter” is true of paint on paper. (a) True (b) False
- 23.💡 On a screen, a pixel with all its lights turned off looks… (a) white (b) yellow (c) black (d) grey
- 24.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and blue light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
- 25.💡 On a screen, mixing green and blue light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
- 26.True or false: on a screen, mixing red and green light makes cyan. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixing makes it lighter (b) uses red, green, blue (c) all three make white (d) needs light to be seen
- 28.On a screen, which lights mix to make magenta? (a) red, green and blue (b) green and red (c) red and blue (d) blue and green
- 29.💡 On a screen, mixing all three lights light makes which colour? (a) white (b) yellow (c) cyan (d) magenta
- 30.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) needs light to be seen (b) mixing makes it darker (c) glows with its own light (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 31.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “all three make white”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
- 32.💡 On a screen, mixing green and red light makes which colour? (a) white (b) magenta (c) cyan (d) yellow
- 33.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “mixing makes it darker”? (a) paint on paper (b) light on a screen
- 34.True or false: on a screen, mixing blue and red light makes magenta. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: “glows with its own light” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “uses red, green, blue” is true of paint on paper. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🖥️🎨 Is this true of light on a screen or paint on paper: “uses red, yellow, blue”? (a) light on a screen (b) paint on paper
- 38.Which of these is true of light on a screen? (a) all three make brown (b) mixing makes it darker (c) uses red, yellow, blue (d) uses red, green, blue
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) needs light to be seen (b) uses red, green, blue (c) mixing makes it darker (d) uses red, yellow, blue
- 40.On a screen, which lights mix to make white? (a) blue and red (b) red and green (c) green and blue (d) red, green and blue
Answer key
- green and red
- glows with its own light
- mixing makes it darker
- uses red, yellow, blue
- True
- False
- True
- mixing makes it lighter
- blue and green
- red and green
- magenta
- paint on paper
- needs light to be seen
- red, green, blue
- blue and red
- False
- False
- mixing makes it lighter
- yellow
- True
- white
- False
- black
- False
- cyan
- False
- needs light to be seen
- red and blue
- white
- glows with its own light
- light on a screen
- yellow
- paint on paper
- True
- False
- False
- paint on paper
- uses red, green, blue
- uses red, green, blue
- red, green and blue
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